Bolt-holding implement.



No. 735,251. 7 v PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903. J.- R. HARRISON. BOLT HOLDINGIMPLEMENT. AP IIIIIIIIIIIIIII 30.10, 1902.

UNITED STATES Patented August 4, 1903 PATENT QFFICE.

JULIAN R. HARRISON, OF BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFrTOJOHN M. EASTERLING, OF BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA.

BOLT- HOLDING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,251, dated August4, 1903. Application tiled December 10, 1902. Serial No. 134,678. (Nomodel.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIAN. R. HARRISON,

-a citizen of the United States, residing'at Barnwell, in the county ofBarnwell and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and usefulBolt-Holding Implement; of which the and is described in the followingspecification.

The structure is, however, open to various modifications and changes.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing theimpleinentapplied to a vehicle-wheel and engaged with a tire-nut. Fig. 2 is also aperspective view illustrating the invention in use upon a vehicle-thill.

' Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through one endof the lever-arm,and Fig. 4 is a sectional View through an intermediate portion of thearm.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the embodiment shown a lever-arm 10 is employed, which may be of anydesirable form, preferably having an ofiset neck 11 at one'end, providedwith an enlarged head that has a threaded opening 12. In this opening isthreaded a rotatable shank 13, on the ends of which are arrangedattaching elements in the form of jaws 14 and 15. .The jaw 14 ispreferably formed with a fiat innerface 16 and a terminal lip 17, whilethe jaw 15 is in the form of a hookthat is, substantially semicircularin shape. The lever-arm'lO is also provided With an intermediate angularopening 18, in which is detachably fitted a reversible holding devicecomprising, essentially, an angular stem 19, having article-engagingheads at its ends. One of these heads comprises an enlargement 20-,having a cupped terminal 21, the peripheral edge of which is serrated toprovide the teeth 22. The inner end of the head constitutes a shoulder23, which rests against the lever-arm and prevents the movement of thestem through the opening 18. The other end of the stem is sharpened, asshown at 24, to provide a chisel-edge. The holding device is held inplace by a set-screw 25, threaded into the lever-arm and arranged toengage in a socket 26, formedin the stem.

The manner of using this implement will be apparent to those skilled inthe art by reference to Figs. 1 and 2. If the article to which it is tobe attached has a rounded contour-as, for instance, the felly of a wheelthe hook 15 is engaged therewith, the shank 13 being first adjusted sothat the holding device will be brought into proper relation with thebolt to be held and the chisel edge will engage the same. In case a bolthaving a rounded head is to be held and the face engaged by the jaw isfiat the jaw 14 is employed, as shown in Fig. 2. In this instance thecupped head will center itself upon the bolt -head and the teeth willbite into the same, thus insuring the holding of the bolt. If around-headed bolt is located in an article having a rounded surface, itwill be apparent that by reversing the holding device the hook .15 andcupped head will be brought into 00-,

in the lever-arm and also relieves the setscrew 25 of the twistingstrain.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art with out further description, and it will beunderand an article-holding device carried by the arm.

2. In an implement of the character described, the combination with alever-arm having a threaded opening through one end, of a shank threadedthrough the opening and freely rotatable thereon, said shank carrying aterminal attaching element, and an articleholding device secured to thearm intermediate its ends- 3. In an implement of the characterdescribed, the combination with a lever-arm having an olfset endprovided with a threaded opening, of a shank threaded through theopening and carrying an attaching-jaw, and an article-holding devicesecured to the arm at one side of the olfset end.

4. In an implement of the class described, the combination with alever-arm, of attaching-jaws carried by the arm and located on differentsides thereof, and article-holding devices also carried by the arm andcoacting respectively with the jaws.

5. In animplement of the character described, the combination with alever-arm, of attaching-jaws carried by the arm and located on difierentsides thereof, and article-holding devices also carried by the arm andcoacting respectively with the jaws, said devices being reversible, sothat they may be placed in coacting relation with diiferent jaws.

6. In an implement of the character described, the combination with alever-arm, of spaced attaching-jaws carried by the arm and arranged ondifferent sides thereof, and an article-holding device secured to thearm.

7. In an implement of the character described, the combination with alever-arm, of spaced differently-shaped attaching-jaws carried by thearm, and an article-holdin g device also carried by the arm.

8. In an implement of the character described, the combination With alever-arm, of spaced attaching-jawsrevolubly connected to the arm, andan article-holding device carricd by the arm.

9. In an implement of the character described, the combination with alever-arm, of a shank having a threaded engagement with the arm,differently-shaped jaws secured to the shank on opposite sides of thearm, and an article-holding device secured to the leverarm.

10. In an implement of the character described, the combination with alever-arm, of a shank having a threaded engagement with the arm,dilferently-shaped jaws secured to the shank on opposite sides of thearms, and a holding device secured to the lever-arm and havingoppositely-projecting article-engaging heads.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixedmy signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

JULIAN R. HARRISON. Witnesses:

E. V. HAGOOD, E. D. TREE.

